Thomas Frank Books

I preferred "Commodify Your Dissent" from these guys.

That said, if you haven't read the former then this book may be good for you (or distasteful depending on your politcal slant).

I'd recommend the read.

When my husband and I recently moved cross-country, he protested me wanting to keep my old copies of The Baffler. "Come on," he cajoled, "You're never going to read those things again." I read to him aloud from this collection as we were driving to Atlanta last week, so I think my magazines are off the chopping block for awhile.

Boob Jubilee contains my all-time favorite Baffler article, "The Intern Economy and the Culture Trust." This is a must-read for all young people considering a career in the media.

The wit and humor of the writers may be lost on many, their views and ideas old and cynical and their messages falling on deaf ears. Funny thing is, they know this and write anyway. The book consist of article that were written before "the bubble popped" for the new economy. They do criticize our culture and do so without flinching or holding back any idea they might have about where the American Dream is at.

I thought the book was great and although some of the writing was done so in a way some might associate with pompous and cynical attitudes, I could not help but listen to their words. They were the canaries in the coal no one listened to, who warned people, judged cultures and ask for something different. I think the book is more of a "I told you so" shot by the editors, I think it is an example that people can see disaster but do nothing to stop it. I recommend this book for anyone who lost money through internet stock, anyone who searches for "real" indie rock bands, for anyone who interested in social issues or anyone simply looking for a good read.

This book appears to be a collection of someone's (or some committee's) favorite articles from The Baffler, a literary magazine whose main job seems to be poking jabs at our culture. The title certainly doesn't help in determining that as "Boob" itself is such a multi-use word nowadays. Furthermore, many Americans west of the Mississippi have never heard of the New Economy and could care less about about literary criticism.

I think the audience for this book is really limited and not consistent with the title or the book cover. However, once you get past the first couple of reallllly dry essays, there are some that are worthy of more attention.

The first two chapters might turn you off, I came close to stopping my reading of the book, but was urged on by friends and it payed off. The first two chapters are rather dense and not so witty, but soon after that this book really takes off. I am not totally 100% on the unifying theme of these essays, they claim to be poking a hole in the idea of the New Economy, but they all add up to more of a poking holes in various aspects of society -- of the "hip" society.

The essays tend to have a sense of humor about them as they go about their disections of culture. A few take themselves too seriously, one about the Mississippi river is just bizarre. I don't know that there is anything particularly groundbreaking here, much of the exposed secrets of the New Economy can be summarized "rich man bad, poor man good." You'd think they could be a little more insightful than that. I am not fully with the politics of this book, but I give it its five stars for being quite readable and, in the end, making us think.

The truth is based on one thing- reality. If you have never traveled outside the U.S., have little or no discernment ability or are a skeptic as to what demons, fallen angels, demi-gods, ghosts etc are, this will be a hard book for you to swallow. Dr. Sumrall spent his life delivering people, only those of us who fight the devil and hear him, see him, can attest to what reality is. Sumrall left us a legacy of information, and if you apply it (and it is scriptural) you can win in life every single day. I highly reccommend this book to family and friends, it is better than the fluff some authors are putting out there today!

This book is great for those interested in this subject. Although it takes a mature Christian that has solid faith in order not to be turned off by such a deep and truthful view. I love this authors simplicity in writing about something that is not simplistic. This book was entertaining, informative and an overall good & quick read. I suggest you get it and check it out for yourself!

This book is very very very enlighting; especially to someone who isn't aware for demon activity. He explains the reality of demons. He gives alot of personal accounts that he personally has had with demons. He gives many scriptures to back it up. He exposes light to the dark areas. I believe every single experience that he has had. Lester Sumrall and his books have inspired me and pushed me towards excellence. Reading his books has peaked my interest on this subject. I would like to also recommend you all read, "Gifts and Ministries of the HolySpirit." That book was one of the best books that I personally have ever ever ever ever read. There is a very very very heavy anointing on that book.

Lester Sumrall has written an a wide array of subjets from faith to witch doctors and hypnotism. However like I always say, the only book that is 100% reliable and true is the Bible, so always use your God given discernment when reading ant Cristian books, charismatic or not. This book is a really thought provoking one and many things writte nin here are based on Sumrall's own experiences with demonic forces. A great read! For further study on this subject(& a more Biblical based one) get: They Shall Expel Demons by Derek Prince

This book had some good points, but most of what was said didn't have much scriptual basis, just a lot of personal examples that I find questionable. One chapter in particular was very disappointing, the one about the stages leading up to being possesed. Read this book with a grain of salt...or two.

Still reading, but, it's a pretty easy read. Was recommended by my Uncle who used this book to help him write his own life story which has been published. After reading my Uncles book, I was really impressed in how he put it all together, and he attributes it all to reading this book, which gives me the confidence to do the same. After all, we all have a story to tell, do we not?

Everyone needs to write the story of their life. My parents did not write their's which makes me sad because their story will never really be told. But by writing my own story, I was able to write some of theirs from my perspective and how they influenced my life and helped make me become who I am. As a new author, myself, I was cautioned about including a section at the end of the book, about the story of my life. I can tell you that I receive as many comments about "my story" as I do about the content of my book, which is a business book. Ask yourself why is reality TV so popular? Write the story of your life using the easy techniques outlined so well in this book, the loved ones you leave behind will appreciate it!

Rebecca D. Turner author of "Tattoo" a business book, read it-grow your business-enjoy your life!!Tattoo

I've worked most of my adult life as an actor. One of my grandchildren was watching television and saw an old movie in which I appeared. "Grandpa, is that you?" After having to explain what I did for a living, it occurred to me that I was no different. I knew very little about my ancestors. At the time, I didn't know what my own grandfather (who died before I was born) did for a living. I wanted to make sure that future generations of my family know that I existed and what I did for a living. It was then that I realized how important it was to write my life's story to preserve my legacy.

Of all the books I researched when I first set out to undertake this task, I found Frank P. Thomas' "How to Write the Story of Your Life" to be among the most concise and most helpful. It became my constant companion as I spent those long hours at night in my study pounding away on my keyboard or sitting at the dining room table handwriting a vignette to be added to the book.

Thomas' book is laid out in an easy-to-read format, lending itself not only as a step-by-step guide, but sectionalized in such a way as to be used as a handy research resource manual. There is a lot of sound advice contained within his book that I found to be highly effective. For example, it helps not to ignore news and current events occurring during the telling of one's life, even if you don't actually relate the news items directly. By spending a few hours in the library to research certain magazine articles and newspaper headlines from a particular period, I found my memory banks were stimulated and I was often able to capture a flavor of the political climate, social mores, fashions, and/or cultural fads of the time. Those influences were incorporated into the events of my life. Sometimes I was able to relate to current events of the time directly, which helps to allow readers to identify with you personally.

Another important lesson I learned was that in order to capture and maintain a reader's attention, you must stimulate as many of his/her senses as you can. Therefore, I found myself going through my text trying to find places where I could introduce stimuli to sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

This is but a mere sampling of the invaluable direction I received from Thomas. The result was my autobiography was published under the title "Surrender the Jealous Mistress" (available through amazon.com), which I'm told is engaging and reads like a novel. If that's true, then I attribute a large portion of that compliment to Frank Thomas' sound advice and guidance.

No matter how insignificant you may perceive it to be (it's not), I encourage you to attempt to write your life's story. Once that decision is made, I highly recommend obtaining a copy of Frank Thomas' book, "How to Write the Story of Your Life," to guide you through the process.

This is a great read for those interested in writing their life story. Mr. Thomas goes from early childhood through retirement, so having been born in the 1970s, some of the information did not apply personally. However, it is still well worth the reading. He has specific prompts, and works with small "chunks" of life. Entwined are guides to good writing, and other aspects of writing a great story.

Had Thomas written this a decade or so later, it would have been a great inclusion in the "For Dummies" series. He uses lots of lists and fills his chapters with idea starters for anyone interested in documenting his or her own life for posterity. Given that many who seek to write their own memoirs will not have any real writing background or training, Thomas provides a good range of basic writing hints as well.

The author includes literally hundreds of questions that would be good joggers for those having difficulty thinking of anything "worthwhile" to write about themselves and could also be a resource for anyone seeking to learn more about their own family's oldest generation. Unfortunately, the book's sample memoirs and even some of these questions seem dated (not surprising, given that the book has been in print over 20 years!). Of even more concern is the lack of updating to current technology; computers are essentially non-existent, so his hints on things like first drafts and final format for publishing are irrelevant.

For the price, this is a good book to have just for the idea starters, but it will need supplementing with more recent texts for anyone interested in writing memoir from start to finish.

This deluxe celebration of Captain America, in all his red-white-&-blue glory, features contributions by dozens of top comicbook artists, including Paul Dini and Alex Ross, Frank Quitely, Max Allan Collins, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Lloyd and others. To a surprising degree, many of these tributes take a light, irreverent tone, poking fun at Cap's "boy scout" image, or (more predictably) probing the contradictary cross-currents of patriotism, tolerance and patriotic dissent, with Cap's dual role as democratic torchbearer and militaristic icon. There are several campy gems, including Evan Dorkin's "Skull And Zemo," a villainous, chaotic romp with two of Cap's oldest and most static baddies, "Capsploitation," a what-if remake that casts CA and Falcon in a B-grade "Shaft" mode, as well as "Red Raid," a hilariously psychosexual fantasy piece... There are also some older, "classic" stories, and it is here that the book falls flat. The Lee/Kirby short, "The Fantastic Origin Of The Red Skull," is a swell gem from the "Tales Of Suspense" days, but other entries are disappointing... A hamfisted, poorly illustrated '80s-era tolerance lesson from Roger Stern and Frank Miller seems like a weak entry -- if you were going to reprint an emblematic story, what about the Watergate-era bombshell ("Captain America" #176) wherein Cap discovers the bad guy who'd been plaguing him for months was none other than the country's commander-in-chief (which led to his political disillusionment, and the subsequent, rather strained "Nomad" plotline...)...? Anyway, the book closes with a teaser from John Ney Rieber's post-9/11 "Enemy" saga, which is a high note to end on, even if it was a cliffhanger... All in all, if you're a Captain America fan, this is a pretty enjoyable book which, probably wisely, doesn't take the character's mythology too seriously. A fun read!

Artwork is not the best. Cannot be compared to that of The Best of Spiderman Hardcover.

This was a nice collection of stories. I especially enjoyed Evan Dorkin's humorous contribution. The reprints were unecessary. Any Cap collector worth his salt has them already. Why not give us two more original stories? Or if you MUST reprint something, why not reprint Joe Simon/Jack Kirby's original Cap stories? Or some 40's or 50's stories we've rarely seen?

The original stories here, however, are stellar. Worth the asking price for a nice hardcover.

This book made me fall in love with comics all over again after about a 15 year absence (the release of the horrible G.I. Joe #50).

If Marvel put out a hardcover book like this 'bout Cap every year I would buy it the day it was released.

I love its "catalogue" feel. Like a Cap sampler. There's probably 2 chapters I could live without. The rest are pure joy.

I also highly recommend Captain America- The New Deal.

I read this book long before the Towering Inferno appeared on screen and I've read it several times since. Even though I really liked the movie, I LOVE THIS BOOK! In fact, I love everything these two authors wrote together. I only wish they had done it more often.

You saw the movie, do you know the book? NO. The movie is rarely better than the book and in most cases, it's not even close. Stephen King's "The Shining" is a PERFECT example of this statement.

I have passed my copy of The Glass Inferno around my entire family and all my friends. Not one person regretted taking the time to read it. In fact, many went out and bought it for themselves. Give it a try. Forget the movie and enjoy the story. Authors do is so much better.

Easily the best of the two books the epic disaster movie "The Towering Inferno" was based upon !

While "The Tower" is a 125 storie building located near the World Trade Center in N.Y.C., the "Glass Tower" is a 66 storie building located in San Francisco (which is where the fictional
137 storie Glass Tower is located in "The Towering Inferno").

"Glass Tower" has much more action, and especially a much more dramatic ending than "The Tower".

"Glass Tower" spends much more time focusing on the Fire Department's fire-fighting and rescue efforts of the people trapped on the top floor than "The Tower", which wastes far too much time with the charecters worrying about who & what caused the fire. Almost no time was devoted to the fire department's efforts.

After having read both books and having watched "The Towering Inferno" many times, there is no doubt the two movie studios derived most of the screenplay from "Glass Tower".

If you want to read only one of the two books the movie was based upon, you need only read "Glass Tower" - the TRUE "Towering Inferno" !

Twentieth-Century Fox and Warner Bros. knew what they were doing when they adapted The Glass Inferno into the disaster epic, The Towering Inferno. Scortia and Robinson put together an convincing scenario in which San Francisco's tallest building goes up in flames.

There's no denying that the authors know their stuff. The characters and the action stay crisp and sharp. Even today, such a cautionary novel should give readers pause the next time they venture into the concrete caverns of our modern cities.

Though not as good, The Tower, by Richard Martin Stern, should be read in tandem with The Glass Inferno. The Towering Inferno also draws from it.

When Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox decided to make their own high rise disaster pic, one picked "The Tower" and the other "The Glass Inferno"; they realized they each will be making similar movies. So in a rare instance of common sense, the two studio combined resources and churned out "The Towering Inferno". Despite having the movie based on the two novels, the end result resemble more on "The Glass Inferno" rather than "The Tower." In fact, the only thing the movie retain from "The Tower" was the breeches bouy and several characters, some of which have their own counterparts in "The Glass Inferno".

If you have seen "The Towering Inferno", then you will know what the novel is about. Of course, the novel doesn't have the stupid insipid dialogue the movie was saddled with. And "The Glass Infnero" ends on a brighter note that the movie.

As a point of interest, the building is known as the "Glass Tower", 66 stories high and equipped with a scenic elevator and a promenade room. And Jennifer Jones' character, Lisolette Mueller, who "enjoyed" a spectacular death scene in the movie, survived in the novel in her own spectacular way (she climbed down the blown stariwell BY HERSELF without help and with a kid on her back).

Overall, the book is good, espcially how chapters are devoted to the fire itself; describing it as "the beast", and chronicling it from its "birth" with a cotton string as its umbilical cord, and to its death....as if the fire was a living entity in itself.

I am a life-long resident of Jersey City. I was in Jersey City when the late Tommy Smith was Mayor. I lived through a lot of the incidents covered in this book: J.V. Kenny getting elected, Thomas Gangemi being recalled because he wasn't a U.S. citizen, and Mayor Whelan getting thrown in jail for political corruption. Make no qualms about it, Jersey City -- as well as Hudson County -- was the mecca of political corruption for well over half a century. New York had its Tammany Hall, New Orleans had the Long Family, and Jersey City had the Hague and Kenny Machines.

Indeed, I was intriqued by the Hague administration, and how "der Mayeur" got away with all his political imbroglios. During the 1920's, the rest of the U.S. lived under the dark cloud of Prohibition -- but not Jersey City. During the 1930's, communities had to "compete" for federal projects to help with "depression relief" -- not Jersey City. As a matter of fact, because there was a "red phone" connected between City Hall (on Grove Street) and the Oval Office, Jersey City greatly benefitted from federal projects during the 1930's -- The Medical Center copmplex is just one of these projects. From about 1920 through the 40's, Hudson County -- with Der Mayeur at the helm -- made and ruined the political careers of many an individual.

The Poweriticians is a book about political corruption, and how these political wheeler-dealers used their power to secure their own "empires." After reading this book, you will see how a man with a sixth grade education (Hague) could rule a city for over twenty years. More amazingly, you will read how dedicated people -- like the super-intelligent Tony Cupo (a gentleman and scholar par excellence)-- helped to topple the Hague machine -- only to introduce a new generation of Jersey Cityites to the infamous "Kenny Machine."

It would be too simple to call The Powerticians a Jersey City example of Machiavelli's the Prince. Instead, the Powerticians goes well beyond the Prince, and into another dimension -- that of Jersey City politics where political figures switch sides more often then you change your socks. In Jersey City, one time political allies turn into bickering foes at the drop of a hat, and vice-versa. Instead, this book is like Grave's I, Claudius, where the author discusses the history of Rome (the deals, corruptness, and betrayals) from the eyes of Claudius. The Powerticians does just that. It looks at Jersey City's political history of corruptness, back-room deals, and cloak-and-dagger episodes from the eyes of one of her Mayors, Tommy Smith.

This is an excellent book covering the political history of Jersey City from the late 19th century. It is good, enjoyable reading. You'll read about the famous, the infamous, and the hilarious personalities of Jersey City's past. Well worth having in your library.

A concise history of the legendary political scene in Hudson County from the Gilded Age to the administration of the author and Mayor, the late Tommie Smith, in the early 1980s. While the author does drift a bit towards the book's end in just mentioning as many supporters as he can (hey, he IS from Jersey City), this book is perhaps the definitive history of the mayoralty of Frank Hague and his defeat at the hands of John V. Kenny after WWII.

If you even want to understand Hudson County politics today, this book is required reading. If you want to learn about urban politics in Industrial Age America, this book is a great start.

Details and color from the era of legendary Irish bosses in American politics. Anyone with an interest in or a connection to Jersey City, Irish-Americans, or the beginnings of power in major US cities ought to enjoy this. Authoritatively written by a former mayor of JC.

Great book about Jersey City's history from a man who is now a part of that history, the late Thomas F.X. Smith. In reality, Jersey City's "Renaissance" started with Mayor Smith's famous "eyesore" quote in the Jersey Journal. From that point, future Mayors -- such as Gerry McCann -- started a road to "gentrification."

This book covers the early history of Jersey City from a political view. Of course, it covers the Hague administration in livid detail.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone really interested in Jersey City's history. This is the book to read if you are interested in Jersey City, not Helene Stapinski's senseless dribble about her family problems.

This book works through basic sums and subtraction from 0-9 using pictures. It then starts with addition of two and three digit numbers and ends with sums and subtraction of numbers 10-14. There was one page of measurement and time, a couple pages involving money, but that was it. It had minimal illustrations for two and three digit numbers, but excellent visual representations for sums and subtractions. Also, there were a lot of 'check up' and practice sheets. The illustrations on each page seemed to interest my son enough to keep going. I'd definitely use it as a supplement, but you'll have to explain to the child how to do some of the things, especially if they have had minimal exposure to math and the decimal system.

I'm homeschooling and I could go on the road with the Spectrum books. After trying several different curriculums, I stumbled across these books in the bookstore. They were an answer to prayer. There is an answer key in the back, so I haven't had to haul around a huge teachers edition. These books, all of them (we homeschool a 1st grader and 3rd grader and we use Spectrum Spelling, Writing, Reading, Language Arts, Vocabulary, Phonics, and Math) are exactly what we needed. My first grader LOVES the reading books. We ordered both, the regular Spectrum, and the one written by Mercer Meyer with the Little Critter characters. Childrens books (especially the ones written at her level) are SO expensive, and these reading books come with so many stories, and they have exercises for reading comprehension. I REALLY can't say enough. One thing I'd like to see them do? Add science and social studies/ history and geography to their mix... art and music while we are at it!!

The Spectrum Math series is very good for helping your child review the materials covered in school. We are using it every day and plan to continue using it over the summer to make sure we're ready for next fall!

This book offers concise and clear coverage of grade 2 math topics. It organizes the content by key concept highlights, practice sheets, and some applications. Ideal for 2nd graders to consolidate what they learn in classroom. Do not miss the activities included. They are well designed.

If your child does math daily, she can finish this book pretty soon. As a supplement, I also let my daughter use a Houston community web site www.beestar.org. It provides free timed math exercises online every week. With this book under belt, she ranks pretty high among her peers online. A good math book that delivers result.

A wonderful friend of mine who lives in England requested that I purchase this book and read it. I am going there to visit him and see the culture and beautiful landmarks of history and he felt this book would help me to understand more before I get there. Thank you for your help of providing this book on some of that history.

I'd always enjoyed the movie version of this play, with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole, so I decided to read the play. There are, naturally, some differences in the scripts. And, one can't help hearing Burton's voice when reading Becket's lines. The play is a strong, yet not overly sympathetic, portrayal of Thomas Becket. He's shown with both strengths and weaknesses, although the king is seen more as flawed throughout. If someone had not seen the film version, I'd recommend reading the play before seeing the movie in order to make an independent judgment. But then, do yourself the favor of seeing the film.

Frank Barlow set out to write the definitive Becket biography. Mission accomplished. Thomas Becket, the 12th century english politican/archbishop/martyr/saint, rose from semi-obscurity to become chancellor of england under Henry II and then became Archbishop of Canterbury. After becoming Archbishop, he promptly got into it with the King (his buddy) over whether religious clerks could be subject to the king's punishment (among other issues), fled to France and spend five years arguing with Henry II over who was right and who was wrong.

Upon his long awaited arrival in England to resume his position as Archbishop, he was promptly murdered by some over zealous nights. The rest, as they say, is history. He was soon made a saint because his blood had miraculous healing properties(eww.)

Barlow knows his primary and secondary sources. When the sources are unclear, he says so. When the sources are absent, he tells you. It is clear that Barlow is not overburdened with a love of Becket or King Henry. His understanding of 12th century politics and religion (really the two were inseperable) is unimpeachable.

In summation, I found this book just as interesting for its portrait of 12th century society (albeit the elite side of society) as for the story of Thomas Becket. I doubt I will ever read another book about Becket after reading this one.

The author has read all documents, all letters and memoranda, all notes and chronicles from eye-witnesses and other people around Thomas Becket. Maybe even too much or too many. He tries to rebuild a full biography with all personal intentions and meanings from this imbroglio and forest of testimonies. He succeeds quite well, though at times he seems to be overwhelmed with details. Yet he clears up a few facts. Becket was of Norman extract by both his parents and his father was a merchant in London. Jean Anouilh's myth of a Saxon father and a Saracen mother is clearly ousted. The book is also clear about Thomas Becket's life. He sure was the friend of Henry II, in spite or because of a ten years age difference. But this did not mean he took part in Henry's drinking and womanizing. In fact he appears to be a very serious and tedious person who does not really like the pleasures of life, even if, as the Chancellor, he is obliged to have an apparently ritzy life. The point is he was a good Chancellor and had a good influence on Henry, though as the Chancellor, he had no real power, except on church services for the King and the copying service of the crown. He probably taught Henry his job and kept him within some limits. When he was the Chancellor he did all he could to impose and improve the King's power, and limit and contain the Church's. He forced the Church to accept to pay the various taxes the King needed for his wars. But Henry tricked him. Was it with his agreement or against his will? We will never know. Henry appointed him Archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the church in England. This enabled Thomas Becket to finally lead the life of austerity and rule-governed behavior he desired. He was able to wear the monastic underwear under his archiepiscopal dress. This will determine in his new life intransigence and exaction for himself and the others, including the king. He became the best defender of the church and refused the king's power in the judicial field that was encroaching on the church's courts of justice. He refused criminal clerks to be tried by lay royal or feudal courts, monks who became such to escape serfdom to be in any way recaptured, and his appointing priests to be in any way questioned by local feudal barons. The book though never enters the question of the contradiction between Saxons and Normans. The author uses the word English and we do not know if he means Saxons or Normans born in England. Barlow thus avoids questioning the main problem of that time: the colonization of England by the Normans and the integration of the Saxons in the new emerging English society. From this moment though Thomas Becket became Henry's archenemy. The king will do all he can to destroy him. Thomas Becket will go in exile and use the French church and the Pope to get a reconciliation, though he must have thought it was a foolish bargain knowing the king the way he did. But he accepted against all odds to go back to Canterbury where he will be assassinated within days after his return, just after Christmas 1170 in the cathedral itself. This death will start a popular pilgrimage and myth, and the King will come on his own repentance pilgrimage there in 1174 in order to recapture the support of the Church in England against the rebellion led by his eldest son he had had the carelessness to have crowned before his own death, though against the will of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in exile at the time. Actually on this question, in this situation the book is by far too short concerning the role of Eleanor of Aquitaine, his wife. But the main shortcoming of the book is that his conclusion is factually right but historically short. Thomas Becket will have helped the church to stand against old feudal customs imposed onto the church, thus appearing as if defending the freedom of the church, what will appear later in the Magna Carta, and yet that made the church stand against the King in his attempt to build a more centralized political order with one single tax system and one single royal judicial system. And at that level the King is going in the right direction since such reforms are needed to guarantee equality to all and a more centralized society, a less divided and exploded society, in a way one "rule of law" in the whole kingdom. This will also appear in the Magna Carta, though less clearly and it will take a few centuries for it to become a reality. These two directions, civil liberties and a more unified just and fair territory and political system, will be the very basis of the political organization that will finally emerge, for the first time in the western world, after the Glorious Revolution. Barlow does not see this perspective though he notes the great improvements that will appear in the judicial system after Thomas Becket's death, the church essentially yielding to the King's justice.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine & University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne

A very exiting book about the life of fishing ship of de XIX centur

A very exiting book about the life of fishing ship of de XIX centur

Bullen was a 19th. century sailor turned whaler who gives a graphic picture of life in a hard and dangerous business conducted with little regard for life and limb, nature or the peoples encountered by those involved in making a living at a time and in a place where it was work or starve, sink or swim, dog eat dog, everyman for himself and the devil takes the hindmost. A bit overstated, perhaps, but not by much if Bullen is to be believed. I enjoyed the writing about, if not the fact of killing, whales which evan Bullen regreted occassionally between recounting with enthusiasm the joy of killing and surviving danger and harsh conditions. Life on the ocean, hard work, adventure, loyalty, courage, man's right to dominate nature and Anglo-Saxon man's right to dominate all others is the gist of this life and book, as far as I can tell. Small wonder that it was included in the Boy Scout Edition (1913) of Every Boy's Library, eh? Some things have changed and most readers today might disavow the racism, chauvanism, species-ism call it what you will of Bullen's views but it is a good read on the times and the nature of man, humankind and the political correctness of the late 19th. century. At least that's my view for what it's worth. Dated, but still readable especially for it's candid picture of life in the last century. Yes, the last century since the 20th. century does not end until Dec.31, 2000!

Your book was in great conditions, I'll do business with you again.

This is the best book I have read on Criminal Justice. It is fun to read and easy to enjoy. I advise anybody that is interested on the field of criminal justice to begin with this book.

Relatively up to date (September 11 and law enforcement reactions, USA PATRIOT Act, etc.), and very informative, this textbook provides an excellent survey of the Criminal Justice System. The prose is streamlined, clear, and somewhat non-biased. Minor corrections may need to be made (e.g. the textbook states that the majority of female sexual assault victims do not know their attacker. . .), but these flaws are minor for a textbook of this scope. The book is extensively source documented, making it perfect for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of the Criminal Justice System. The CD-ROM and online tools are comprehensive, and give the reader/student a more intimate view of the author's vision.